What are the symptoms of pneumothorax

The occurrence of pneumothorax usually has some precursory symptoms, so we must not ignore the various physical symptoms. The most typical symptoms are sudden chest pain, difficulty breathing, or an irritating dry cough, which is mainly caused by gas irritating the pleura. Patients often show extreme panic, irritability, or profuse sweating.

1. The most typical symptom is sudden chest pain, followed by chest tightness and difficulty breathing, accompanied by an irritating cough. The chest pain is often knife-like or needle-like, and the pain lasts for a short time. The main reason why patients experience irritating dry cough is that gas stimulates the pleura. Most pneumothorax onsets are very acute. The larger the amount of pneumothorax or the more prominent the original changes in the lungs, the more prominent the symptoms.

2. Tension pneumothorax is a common type of pneumothorax. Patients with this disease often show extreme panic or irritability, accompanied by a feeling of shortness of breath. When the attack occurs, the patient often sweats profusely and is accompanied by a feeling of suffocation. The patient's pulse becomes weak, blood pressure drops, the skin becomes cold and wet, and it may even lead to shock. In severe cases, the patient may become unconscious or fall into a coma. If rescue is not timely, it may lead to death. Patients with pneumothorax generally do not have obvious fever. Examination may reveal a significant increase in white blood cell count and erythrocyte sedimentation rate. If these symptoms occur, in addition to suspecting pneumothorax, it is also necessary to suspect whether there is a lung infection, such as tuberculosis infection or pyogenic infection. It is best to conduct further examination.

3. A small number of patients with bilateral pneumothorax often experience dyspnea during an attack, followed by chest pain and cough. This situation should be taken seriously, because once dyspnea occurs, it can easily lead to dangerous situations. Some patients with pneumothorax will also experience severe breathing difficulties, pale complexion, weak pulse, cold sweats, sudden drop in blood pressure, shock, etc. during an attack.